Worship the Fire

Kyrgyzstan, the 1920s. In a remote mountain village, against the will of the local elites and in defiance of centuries-old traditions, a woman—Urkuya Salieva—is elected chair of the agricultural cooperative. Salieva is determined to build a new life with an uncompromising resolve against anyone who would obstruct the poor, a stance unusual for a woman.

Cast

Tattybyubyu Tursunbayeva

Urkuya Saliyeva

I

Iskender Ryskulov

Kolsozh

S

Sabira Kumushaliyeva

Bubukan

Suimenkul Chokmorov

Utur-Usta

Bolot Beyshenaliev

Azizov

M

Muratbek Ryskulov

Azhi

A

Asanbek Kydyrnazarov

Smaly

Sovetbek Dzhumadylov

Moydunov

N

Nasreddin Dubashev

Murza

J

Japar Sadykov

Abdrazak